They are still riding motorbikes in flooded Bangkok!

[swbarnett]

The ultimate in soft landings should you come off.

This just in: "Life jacket now mandatory for motorcycle riders in Bangkok".

[Brian d marge]

The ultimate in soft landings should you come off.

This just in: "Life jacket now mandatory for motorcycle riders in Bangkok".

All the Gear all the time

agatt

you know it makes sense

Stephen

[oneofsix]

ummm life jacket, usually hi vis with the added padding

[Tigadee]

Neat....love the unexpected bump at 1.27

Yeah, didn't that make your heart sink? Like "Oh crap, he was doing so well... until now."

And then suddenly he started moving again. Then I saw the 1st hose and then it dawned on me...

Reminds me of the time I took my wife's little Suzuki Jimny 4WD for an errand. It started pouring down and the shortcut home was flooded. I said "To hell with it, this is a 4WD after all". So I revved the engine, eased into the water and kept the revs high to prevent water entering the exhaust. Lo and behold, no problem.

The light little jeep went through the water without any problems and no water entered the cabin. Near the deepest part, the jeep seemed to slow down and I couldn't figure out why until I realised that it was floating! I kept the wheels turning and "hydro-wheeled" myself to the other side where the wheels touched bottom and made it out of the water.

I remember mid-way through, there was a little guy on a motorcycle parked by the side taking shelter from the rain and staring at me incredulously throughout the whole time. I laugh now but I didn't tell my wife about it till after her beloved Jimny was sold and I know she'd laugh with me about it too...